THURSDAY, FEB. 18, 1934 



ITXINOIS AGRICULTURAL ASlSC 



LEGIIL SERIIICE 

 1S,PI0T[C15 

 ■U. PROJECTS 



By borrald Kirkpatrick, Direc- 

 tor Of I. A. A. Legal 

 : Department. 



Th» Rctlvltlrs of 4he legal de- 

 partment for the year 1933, as far 

 a« the educational nrganizatinns 

 are concerned, namely, the Uli- 

 nolH ApricuUural Association, and 

 thf* County Farm Bureau.', have 

 not been dls.simllar from the ac- 

 tivities of this flepartment in form- 

 er years. The .strains and stresses 

 of the year have developed, of 

 course, a much larper number of 

 inquiries from County Farm Bu- 

 reaus. 



The closing: of banks during the 

 moratorium period and the placing 

 of all insurance companies operat- 

 ing in the state imder a moratori- 

 um operation has developed, dur- 

 ing the year, n ^reat many in- 

 quiries with reference to the rights 

 and obligations of parties on com- 

 mercial i)aper and also the rights 

 of poiy-ylioldcMs as to cash vnhies. 

 extended Insurance and loans. It 

 has been the policy, and sucli poli- 

 vy should be continued in render- 

 ing legal service to individual 

 members, that the ini|uiry should 

 come in throuch the County I''arm 

 Bureau and the inqiiiries should 

 be confined to a character the 

 answering of which would be of 

 general service to other members 

 who might have the same prob- 

 lems. 



Co-Op, Set I'p. 



The calls from the standing 

 committees of the board of direc- 

 tors of the Association upon the 

 time of the department during the 

 year have not been as many as in 

 previous years. This can be ac- 

 coimted for In part for the reason 

 that the year has not been one 

 in which now projects have been 

 developed, or promoted. The heads 

 of the several departments in the 

 organization, however, have been 

 carrying on their projects under 

 programs outlined and developed 

 in part at least prior to the cur- 

 rent year. 



In the marketing field new units 

 have been organized and old units 

 have been reorganized. The flow 

 of inquiries from local coopera- 

 tives, both in the nifirUeting and 

 purchasing field, lias been con- 

 slnnt. This line of inquiries and 

 the response of seivice will con- 

 tinue arid no doubt increase in the 

 future. 



During the year, the Illinois 

 General Afsemhl.v has lieen in nl- 

 most conliiUHH!s s-'sslon because of 

 its regular .session .Tud special scs- i 

 slons. The regular session con- 

 tinued up until the middle of the 

 year and the first special session 

 was called early in the fall. The 

 organization was tremendously In- 

 terested in the nnatters that came 

 before the regular session and also 

 the first special session. Someone 



im the department has alwiiys 

 read.v to st.nnd by with the 



tive officers in giving personal at- 

 tention to matters at Springfield, 



Illinois Livestock Co-Ops 

 Increase Volume In 1933 



During the twelve month period ending September 30, 1938. Illi- 

 nois farmeiH marketed 27.L'l,'. carload.s of llv© stock co(.i)erativeIy 

 through various cooperative live stock selling agencies which were 

 largely set up by the Farm Bureau. This constituted 20.8 per cent «t 

 .\ll the llvft stock produced in the state. For the corresponding twelve 

 month period ending September 30, l!t3J llllnoia live stock farmers 

 marketed 23,846 carloads of live stock which constituted 19 per cent of 

 live stock produced. 



The comparative volume marketed for the two periods follows: 



For 12<iiionlh For 12- month 

 Producer Agency period endlnic i>eriod ending 



Sept. 30. 1932 Sept. 30,1933 



ChicHgo 1\5.V» II ,375 



IndlanaiMillH 1.690 1,551 



St, liOulii i.75R 7,778 



»*oorla r ».a45 8,185 



Cincinnati 329 372 



llulfalo 428 Ses 



Fittsbui-gh A5 110 



Spriiigficld 1.193 • 1,254 



N'Htiunal Order Uujing Coni|Miny ..,.., 53 • V. < 4 



Illinois Livestock iMnrkctlng Association 454 ':' 853 



EyausvUle ......... , 84 67 



23,816 27,216 



Gas Tax You Pay 

 Supposed To Be 

 For Good Roads 



When you <liive into jour fa- 

 vorite filling station and the at- 

 tendant hands back your change, 

 the several «ents that are taken 

 out for the state gasoline tax are 

 sup])osed to be used to build and 

 maintain roads. This tax Ma.s 

 np^insored originally b.v the Illinois 

 Agricultural Association and 

 largely through its efforts went on 

 the statute books. With fully 70 

 per cent of the roads in Illinois as 

 yet unimproved, it is obvious that 

 slowly but surely the gasoline tax 

 money is being diverted into oth- 

 er channels. 



During its annual meeting In 

 Danville, Jan. 24, 25 and 26, the 

 resolutions committee of the I. A. 

 A. went on record to the effect 

 that, "Inasmuch as the llllnoia 

 primary road system is practical- 

 ly completed but onl.v thirty per 

 cent of the total mileage of t h e 

 state has been Improved with an 

 all weather construction and 70 

 per cent of the farmers still reside 

 dirt 1 >ads, we op)>oae any further 

 diversion of gasoline tax moneys 

 from road building whatever by in- 

 vestment in state anticipation notes 

 or otherwise, and direct the offi- 

 cers and directors of the associa- 

 tion to exert every effort to pre- 

 .«ei-ve these mone.vs for road build- 

 ing, the purpose for which the tax 

 was imposed." 



Certain gioups are doing every- 

 thing possible to divert gasoline 

 tax money away from the second- 

 .iry road-buildinf; prosram. They 

 will conlintie to dip into the gaso- 

 line fund for other purposes un- 

 less farmers Iti an organized way 

 rarry their fight for proper ti.se 

 of gasoline taxes to the general 

 a.Msembly and if necessary to the 

 polls. 



I'ntll co-operative action on a 

 scale comparable fo the group who 

 seek to stalemate the road-build- 

 ing program, is thrown into the 

 picttire by farmers of Illinois, 

 there will be no change from the 

 present condition. To keep gaso- 

 line money In the proper channels 

 Is the avowed purpose of the I. 



OF 120.14 PER 

 El 



W BILIS CUT 

 By CBLLECfflE 

 EFFOfiT 



Substantial Reductions Gained 

 In Counties Where Com- 

 mittees Were Active. 



Farm Bureau Tax Committees 

 In many counties In the state have 

 been active during the past year 

 in securing substantial reductions 

 in assessed valuations. John C. 

 Watson, director of taxation, for 

 the I. A. A, pointed out In his 

 recent annual report. 



While reductions were not made 

 in all counties in line with the big 

 drop in real estate and property 

 values, Mr. Watson points out, in 

 counties where Farm Bureau tax 

 committees were active substantial 

 cuts were ordered. 



Abstracts of aHsrssments for 

 1933 .sent to the State Tax Com- 

 mi-ssion by the clerks of all down- 

 stato counties disclose the follow- 

 ing net changes wince 1930, 1931 

 and ]p;i2 in total valuations of the 



increasingly keen interest 



by the public at large In 



cooperation is evidenced 



widespread publicity given 

 annual meetings of cooper- 



The 

 taken 

 farmer 

 by the 

 to the 



ative associations such as that of 

 the Wabash' Valley Service Com- 

 pany In Grayvllle, Feb. 2. The fact 

 that 1,000 farmer members from 

 five counties attended and that 

 more than $16,000 in patronage 

 dividends was paid to stockhold- 

 ers for an average of $20.14 per 

 member commanded attention as 

 far west as St. Louis. Added com- 

 ment on the $25,6i>3 In taxes paid 

 by the company shares space with 

 an analysis of the $115,531.79 

 business done during IMS. 



For the third consecutive year, 

 a total patronage refund of. $500.- 

 000 was paid to Farm Bureau 

 members in the territories served 

 by 54 similar county service com- 

 panies In Illinois. The statewide 

 average refund was in excess o£ 

 $17 per Farm Bureau member. 



It Is significant that collective 

 effort among farmers is now re- 

 ceiving sympathetic treatment 

 from metropolitan newspapers. 

 The momentum gained by orga- 

 nized agriculture is being felt in 

 non-rupal communities and defi- 

 nitely points out that uii»an s>m- 

 pathy for the farmer Is at last 

 aroused to a pitch that promises 

 continued cooperation ko long as 

 farmers continue to unite in a 

 common cause. 



Marchant .S|)e«ks. 



The Grayvllle meeting had as Its 

 principal speaker L. R. Marchant, 

 manager of Illinois Farm Supply 

 Co., an Illinois Agricultural Asso- 

 iatlon sponsored organization. In 

 Is talk, Mr. Marchant pointed out 

 jthat WaJ)a.«ih A'allev was among 



T- 



Hervc Companies. 



The legal department operates 

 within a budget adopted by the 

 board of directors of the Illinois 

 Agricultural Association. Tlie serv- 

 ices performed by the department 

 lor the commercial and semi-com- 

 mercial .ifflllates are charged for 

 on a reasonable basis by the As- 

 sociation with recoveries to the 

 departmental budget. This rela- 

 tionship has placed in the offices 

 of the l<y!:al department all legal 

 matters in connection with the co- 

 oper.Ttiv • niarkctin-,' lissociation, 

 the infuirance comp;:nles, the co- 

 operative diatributloM associations 

 and cooperative auditing service. 



The comm^clal activities In 

 spite of any adverse circuni^tances. 

 have made substantial progress 

 and there has been a correspond- 

 ing expansion of business. As the 

 commercial field has broadened 

 and the business expanded, new 

 and more numerous legal ques- 

 tions arise. 



With the adoption of the Agri- 

 cultural Adjustment Act, the call 

 fo" proDiiiatioii and presentation 

 of trade agreoijients and codes of 

 fair pra.'tioes have come into the 

 office. This S'^rvlce hns taken 

 quite a Utile tl^iie of the depart- 

 ment .ind because of hiving hiid 

 no arran;,Mnient-< duiinc the cur- | lalion 

 rent year for contact .it U'asbing- 

 ton, the matters connected with 

 th» codes have been handled large- 

 ly by the personnel from the home 

 office of the Association. The 

 Washington office of the American 

 Farm Bureau Federation has been 

 helpful to the extent of its ability. 

 The calls for service in this di- 

 rection during the coming year 

 will no doubt Increase. 



Assist am'T On Codes. 



Agriculture is also interested In 

 the codes that were adopted from 

 time to time under the provi- 

 sions of the National Recovery 

 Act and the administration of 

 these codes. Agriculture, of course, 

 is a large cnn.sumer of manufac- 

 tured products and is no doubt 

 the largent organized group of 

 consumers in the country. Certain 

 codes under the Recovery Act have 

 be«n of especial interest to agri- 

 culture; first through the prepara- 

 tion and Influence of organized 

 agriculture s|)eciflc codes have had 

 preserved in them the cooperative 

 principle. The ji.-itrnnnge dividend, 

 principle in particular his been 

 under heav.v fire. President Roose- 

 velt, however, by executive order, 

 preserved the principle of patron- 

 age dividends for all cooperatives 

 and saved the need of organization 

 to get specif ji- provisions in each 

 code. This executive order is be- 

 ing hammered at this timC espec- 

 ially by the petroleum industry 

 which is fightinK with all its abil- 

 ity to get a modification of the 

 executive order. 



UNEMPLOYMENT 

 RELIEF STILL A 

 BIG PROBLEM 



Regardless of advances made In 

 promoting legislation sympathetic 

 to them, the farmers of Illinois 

 have yet to solve the riddle of 

 how metropolitan politicians con- 

 tinue to avoid levying taxes 'ocal- 

 ly for poor relief although town- 

 .•ihlps in 8.T rural counties are re- 

 quired to do so. 



While the tax-payers In those 

 counties do not turn a deaf oar 

 to the pleas of the thousands of 

 unfortunates who depend upon 

 government agencies for food and 

 shelter, farmers feel, and rightly 

 so, that every county and every 

 community should be required to 

 draw on its own resources before 

 It is given any Federal or State 

 relief funds. 



The state of affairs now exist- 

 ing under which the taxing power 

 of the whole state Is pledged to 

 pay millions of dollars In tax an- 

 ticipation notes sold to provide 

 funds most of which are being 

 spent in metropolitan areas, is un- 

 just. 



' Th.Tt efforts have been success- 

 ful ill tb'- iiast to thwart fair bgls- 

 loes not Justify ciinfldence 

 that they will continue so. The 

 Farm Bureau and the Illinois Ag- 

 ricultyral Association, through 

 larger and more militant organiza- 

 tion must exert every Influence 

 to remedy ineqirtiltles in unem- 

 ployment relief taxation. 



Holding Company 

 Pays Dividends 

 To Stockholders 



Organized agriculture made pos- 

 sible the AgriciiltuVal Adjustment 

 Act, under which 519,644 farmers 

 in 8S states had been paid a total 

 of $43,716,794 in wheat benefit 

 checks up to the first of February. 



The payments are the first In- 

 stallments of 20 cents per bushel 

 on each farmers allotment. The 

 second payment of R cents per 

 bushel from which the operating 

 costs of the loial production con- 

 trol association will be deducted, 

 will be made after growers have 

 shown that they have carried out 

 their end of the agreement. 



Payments up to Jan. 30, 1934 to- 

 taled $1,480,590 in Illinois. 



That mysterious thing called a 

 holding company' has been in 

 the pre.ss a great deal of late. But 

 there's one 'holding company' that 

 Is different than the others. It is 

 composed of directors who have 

 the needs and interests of farmers 

 at heart; they are concerned pri- 

 marily with solving the problems 

 of agriculture quickly, economic- 

 ally, and permanently through 

 honest, hard-working organlza- 

 ti«)n. It is really .set tip to serve Its 

 .stockholders and patrons rather 

 than those who are in direct 

 charge of its affairs. The Illinois 

 Agricultural Holding Company Is 

 the organization through which 

 dividend pavments were made la.st 

 ycj.r to Farm Bureau member 

 stockholders who own and control 

 (^ountry TJfe Insurance Company 

 and to holders of policies of the 

 company. 



Do 



DO VOIR STIFF 



your stuff and let em 

 holler. 



Do yoiM- best and let 'em rap. 

 If \ ou win. they'll holler lucky, 

 if you lose, they'll holler sap. 



Let 'em help, or let 'em hinder. 

 You should worry; do your 

 stuff. 

 You're the guy ydu have to 

 live with. 

 Re yi>urself and treat 'em 

 rough. 



— Anonymous: 



no 1 z ru sTTonn^^H^Ps^rTTPTc 

 profitable operation. The total 

 business done by 54 associated 

 compalnes totaled more than $6,- 

 00(1,000 during 19 3J. Mr. Mar- 

 chant said — a big gain over 1932. 



Better than 4n,00(i.000 gallons 

 of petroleum products were dis- 

 tributed to Illinois farmers. More 

 than 700.000 gallons of motor oils 

 and greases, or 2 25 carloads, is 

 contracted for 1934 spring deliv- 

 ery. This represents a 200.000 gal- 

 lon Increase for the same period 

 In 1933. Dividends paid to af- 

 filiated companies totaled $100,000 

 of which Wabash Valley's share 

 was $2,600. 



At the opening of the afternoon 

 session, a free will <ifferlng of $63 

 was made up among .shareholders 

 to honor the birthday of President 

 Roosevelt for the endowment of 

 the Warm Springs Infantile pa- 

 ralysis foundation. The meeting 

 also voted to send the President a 

 telegram of birthday congratula- 

 tions. 







ONLY 



ACTr^ 



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CAN P 

 OUT 



FIRE 



Cooperation Wins 

 Second Prize For 

 * Morgan County 



A lo«',il garage teamed up with 

 the Kami Hureaii of .Morgan 

 county to win sei-oiid placo In the 

 accident prevention campaign con- 

 ducted by the I. A. A. Insurance 

 Service department. The clever- 

 ness of the .scheme to focus atten- 

 tion on the need for a properly ad- 

 justed automobile to prevent acci- 

 dents was one of the prime factors 

 In the success of the campaign. 



Farm Bureau members were 

 .sent a letter alloting them a cer- 

 tain time to go to the garage for 

 a free 'Physical Diagnosis' of their 

 cars. Each township was given a 

 certain time for testing. The test 

 covered brakes, lightiv wheel 

 alignment, tires, etc. Many Farm 

 Bureau members sent in testi- 

 monial letters commending the 

 plan. Of course the garage gained 

 a great many new contacts It 

 would ne\'er have made. 



Ajfain, cooperation shows Itself 

 to he the best method of getting 

 things done. It is the spirit which 

 has brought great gains to agri- 

 culture and points the way to 

 greater gains for Illinois farmers. 



ONLYi 

 SOLVJE 



K. W. 'Farmer' Rusk started 

 work as farm adviser in Coles 

 county on Feb. 1. Melvin Thomas, 

 former county adviser, is giving 

 full time to farm loan association 

 work. 



Producer Agencies 

 Aid In Corn-Hog 

 Sign-Up Program 



Producer live stock commission 

 agencies at St. Louis. Chicago. In- 

 dianapolis and Peoria as well as at 

 other terminal markets are helping 

 hog iiroducers secure neccfcsary 

 data in completing their corn-hog 

 reduction contracts. Each producer 

 agency has a special force of extra 

 help at work answering inquiries, 

 looking up account sales and fur- 

 nishing )>roducers with lists of 

 their marketings during the base 

 period. 



This service is being furnished 

 witjiotit <harge althoiich before all 

 of the data Is aiemblPd the cost 

 will actually run into thousands of 

 dollars. This is typical of the policy 

 of the farmer-owned and f.nrmer- 

 controlled producer agencies. Tliey 

 were created to serve live stock 

 growers. Many farmers who are 

 having difficulty In getting data to 

 complete their corn-hog contracts 

 now regret that their live stock was 

 not handled through a cooperative 

 agency. 



No questions asked — n< > hi 

 help with one single id ?a i 

 necessary. They all kn( w 1 

 have joined tog:ether to f i^ 

 taxation, low farm prices, 

 strike at the very foun lati 



Much has been done. Many wn 

 been righted. Yet there is w^k 

 everyone. Agriculture must ije pl 

 permanent and satisfactory 

 planning and co-operation of 

 succeed. 



Call upon your neighbor to joiji* th 

 and Farm Bureau. Near you 

 member. Go to him today an 

 his help is needed to carry oil 

 fight for parity farm prices. S( e hi 

 Only powerful group action c an ^ 



hpsis. 

 far 



hen 

 tell 

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